Your research makes a difference in the real world
The better your research, the greater the value of your findings to industry. Your data can actually help to optimise the activities of businesses and even entire industries. Improve your research techniques, find out how to plan your project more effectively and gather data that can prove valuable in informing the current operations or future planning of a business.
COURSE AIM
To monitor, analyse and evaluate a common process (or processes) relevant to their stream studies. (For the purpose of this unit, a “process” is defined as any distinct series of events or changes over a period of time, and which is directly related to the area of study).
COURSE STRUCTURE
There are 6 lessons in this module as follows:
- Identifying research issues
- Acquisition of technical information
- Specialised research techniques
- Research planning and designing
- Statistics
- Conducting research
WHAT YOU WILL DO IN THIS COURSE
- Evidence of your ability to collect, collate and interpret data and prepare reports in ways relevant to the work environment;
- Ability to monitor and evaluate one?s own work in order to develop a responsible attitude to workplace performance and quality assurance;
- Awareness of areas where there is a valid need for research which are relevant to area of study;
- Ability to explain research methods, including experimental techniques, commonly used in the learner’s area of study;
- Understanding of the basic statistical methods used for research;
- Ability to locate, collect and evaluate information for a specific research purpose;
- Ability to prepare a research report in a format which conforms to normal industry procedures.
Improve the value of your research to industry
Hone the research skills obtained in Research Project I and learn specialised techniques to improve the value of your reports to business and industry. Select an industry or business that interests you and explore the research needs of the organisation in a real workplace setting. You will learn how to plan a research project and how to implement your plan in order to maximise the value of the information you collate. You will then use this information to produce a descriptive report that could be very valuable to the development of the organisation?s business and operational practices.
Prerequisite: Research Project I or equivalent.
